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Gophers Earn Comeback Win Over Michigan
10/25/2019 8:20:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 7 University of Minnesota volleyball program erased an 0-2 deficit and came back to win, 3-2 over Michigan, tonight in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the win, the Golden Gophers improved to 8-1 overall and 14-3 overall. Michigan fell to 13-6 overall and 6-3 in league standings.
Minnesota lost the first two sets, 22-25, 23-25, but came back to win the last three, 25-21, 25-18, 15-13 for its eight conference win of the season. As a team, Minnesota hit .310 and limited Michigan to .226, despite the Wolverines' 76-58 kills lead. Minnesota had 16 blocks in the match, including five in both the fourth and deciding fifth set.
A well-balanced attack, Minnesota had four individuals with double-digit kills. Alexis Hart paved the way for the Gophers. she had a season-best 20 kills and 45 attempts to hit .378. Stephanie Samedy added a double-double with 12 kills, 13 digs and two aces. Adanna Rollins tallied 11 kills and 10 digs for the double-double, while Regan Pittman added 10 kills, hit .348 and posted a career-best 11 blocks. Taylor Morgan and Hart also tallied five blocks.
Notables
-Tonight's contest marked the first time the Gophers played in five sets this season. It was Minnesota's first five-set win since Nov. 17, 2018.
-Pittman's 11 blocks bettered her eight blocks she set in 2018, also against Michigan.
Quotable
"Obviously really impressed with the outcome, but also how the team went about doing it was great," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "Michigan is a great team, and they were playing well. For our athletes to hang in there and weather that storm in the first two sets and find a way to win in the last three was really impressive. It's a special road win for us."
Up Next
Minnesota plays Michigan State, Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. Match time is set for 11 a.m., CT, and televised on Big Ten Network.
How the won the set:
First Set: After nine tie scores and five lead changes, Michigan took the first set, 25-22. Minnesota took the early lead, but Michigan tied the set at 14-14. Tied at 22-22, Michigan added three straight kills for the set win.
Second Set: Despite hitting .483, Minnesota fell, 25-23 in the second. Tied at 20-20, Michigan went a 5-3 run to close out the second set, including a kill and a block for the set win.
Third Set: The Gophers took the third set, 25-21, to cut the Michigan lead to 2-1. Tied at 14-14, Minnesota went on a 5-0 run for a 19-14 lead. Michigan cut the lead to one at 22-21, but Minnesota closed out the set on a 3-0 run for the win.
Fourth Set: Trailing early in the set, Minnesota came back to win, 25-18. After Minnesota burned a timeout at 4-0, the Gophers came back to tie the set at 9-9 and later took a 15-12 lead. Leading 22-18, Minnesota had two kills from Hart and an ace from Pittman for a 25-18 set win.
Fifth Set: With Minnesota trailing, 5-8, the Gophers went on a 6-0 run. Of those six points, Minnesota added four straight blocks for an 11-8 lead. Shea Rubright subbed into the front row and added three blocks. Michigan, however, tied the set at 12-12. With the score at 13-13, Minnesota had a kill from Samedy for match point, while Morgan added the final dagger and block of the match for the 3-2 win.
Minnesota lost the first two sets, 22-25, 23-25, but came back to win the last three, 25-21, 25-18, 15-13 for its eight conference win of the season. As a team, Minnesota hit .310 and limited Michigan to .226, despite the Wolverines' 76-58 kills lead. Minnesota had 16 blocks in the match, including five in both the fourth and deciding fifth set.
A well-balanced attack, Minnesota had four individuals with double-digit kills. Alexis Hart paved the way for the Gophers. she had a season-best 20 kills and 45 attempts to hit .378. Stephanie Samedy added a double-double with 12 kills, 13 digs and two aces. Adanna Rollins tallied 11 kills and 10 digs for the double-double, while Regan Pittman added 10 kills, hit .348 and posted a career-best 11 blocks. Taylor Morgan and Hart also tallied five blocks.
Notables
-Tonight's contest marked the first time the Gophers played in five sets this season. It was Minnesota's first five-set win since Nov. 17, 2018.
-Pittman's 11 blocks bettered her eight blocks she set in 2018, also against Michigan.
Quotable
"Obviously really impressed with the outcome, but also how the team went about doing it was great," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "Michigan is a great team, and they were playing well. For our athletes to hang in there and weather that storm in the first two sets and find a way to win in the last three was really impressive. It's a special road win for us."
Up Next
Minnesota plays Michigan State, Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. Match time is set for 11 a.m., CT, and televised on Big Ten Network.
How the won the set:
First Set: After nine tie scores and five lead changes, Michigan took the first set, 25-22. Minnesota took the early lead, but Michigan tied the set at 14-14. Tied at 22-22, Michigan added three straight kills for the set win.
Second Set: Despite hitting .483, Minnesota fell, 25-23 in the second. Tied at 20-20, Michigan went a 5-3 run to close out the second set, including a kill and a block for the set win.
Third Set: The Gophers took the third set, 25-21, to cut the Michigan lead to 2-1. Tied at 14-14, Minnesota went on a 5-0 run for a 19-14 lead. Michigan cut the lead to one at 22-21, but Minnesota closed out the set on a 3-0 run for the win.
Fourth Set: Trailing early in the set, Minnesota came back to win, 25-18. After Minnesota burned a timeout at 4-0, the Gophers came back to tie the set at 9-9 and later took a 15-12 lead. Leading 22-18, Minnesota had two kills from Hart and an ace from Pittman for a 25-18 set win.
Fifth Set: With Minnesota trailing, 5-8, the Gophers went on a 6-0 run. Of those six points, Minnesota added four straight blocks for an 11-8 lead. Shea Rubright subbed into the front row and added three blocks. Michigan, however, tied the set at 12-12. With the score at 13-13, Minnesota had a kill from Samedy for match point, while Morgan added the final dagger and block of the match for the 3-2 win.
#Gophers get a B1G five-set win tonight! pic.twitter.com/sVgy3hJFMw
— Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) October 26, 2019
Check out post match reaction from Alexis Hart after her 20-kill performance tonight. pic.twitter.com/b7QVA8fCph
— Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) October 26, 2019
Team Stats
MINN
Mich
Kills
58
76
Errors
13
34
Attempts
145
186
Hitting %
.310
.226
Points
81
92
Assists
56
67
Aces
7
9
Blocks
16
7
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
11
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